Daily Archives: December 9, 2008

I try to keep the “plug Jeremy” posts to a minimum, but it’s my blog, and I can do what I want, right?

I’ve been invited to participate in Jeff Pulver’s exciting new event at CES 2009, called “Social Media Jungle.” During the daylong session, a variety of very accomplished speakers will present on a variety of topics pertaining to social media and trends for 2009. In my case I’ll try to “bridge the gap” to address the CE industry.

Jeff’s description of the event:

“The Social Media Jungle at the 2009 International CES brings to light how the advent of social media is changing the way we work and live. Sessions include state-of-the-industry updates and a candid look at how social media disrupts the workplace by empowering companies to lower burn rates. Plus, learn how companies can motivate consumers through social media to drive product sales without increasing costs.”

I’ll be talking about how “social media” is infiltrating consumer electronics devices. There are already a handful of products on the market or coming to the market with built-in social services. The future of devices is clearly all around connectivity, and the interesting phase will be understanding how we get from today (mostly disconnected islands of functionality) to tomorrow (intelligent data sharing between devices and Internet services).

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Jeremy Toeman is VP Products for CNET. He has over 15 years experience in the convergence of digital media, mobile entertainment, social entertainment, smart TV and consumer technology. Prior ventures and projects include Viggle, Dijit Media, Sling Media, VUDU, Clicker, DivX, Rovi, Mediabolic, Boxee, and many other consumer technology companies. This blog represents nothing but his personal opinion and outlook on things.